Chapter 543: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor 154
Liao Zhiyuan welcomed Lin Yuan and others to the prefectural government office with drums and gongs.
Lin Yuan sat in the main seat. He looked at the warehouse keys, county chronicles from various places, piles of account books, and even official seals on the table.
The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched slightly. In the past three years, he had taken over a lot of territories and met many officials of all kinds. Some were afraid of death, while others resisted to the end. This was the first time he had seen someone as cooperative as Liao Zhiyuan.
Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Lin Yuan exchanged glances with Ji Yunhuan, then he cleared his throat and said seriously:
"What does Governor Liao mean? I was passing by here with my wife and daughter. I saw that Yuncheng was in great springtime, so I came here to take a look. Governor Liao is trying to frame me. If this gets out, it will be like Lin has occupied Yuncheng by force."
Liao Zhiyuan knew clearly in his mind that the Canglong Army's ships had already entered the canal. If he didn't kneel down quickly enough, he would have to report to the King of Hell tomorrow.
Tu Guangjun was a shrewd and cunning guy, but he still had to kneel in the end. After hearing Tu Guangjun's open and covert praise of the Canglong Army for many times, Liao Zhiyuan was still very self-aware. With the defenders of Yuncheng, they were no match for the Canglong Army at all.
If the same ship fell into the hands of the Canglong Army, they would be able to go out to sea and occupy the Bru Island. Now Lingzhou's shipbuilding company is even better than Yuncheng, so he has to go to Lingzhou to buy ships to go out to sea.
Liao Zhiyuan took off his official hat and knelt down with a thud, quickly and efficiently.
"Before this, Liao was blinded by the lies of Duke Yue and went to kill General Ji on the way. Fortunately, General Ji was generous and showed Liao a way to survive. He surrendered to Grand Tutor Jiang. However, Grand Tutor Jiang was not a good person either. He was corrupt and perverted the law. He deceived his superiors and subordinates. Liao had long disliked them."
"Now Liao has become the prefect of a state, and he has some influence in Huizhou. A wise bird chooses a tree to roost in. Liao hopes day and night that there will be a wise leader who can save the people of the world from disaster. Liao will definitely devote himself to the cause and die for it!"
"Fortunately, General Lin is here. Liao is willing to use the power of Huizhou to help the general achieve great things!"
Lin Yuan chuckled, "You are really loyal. I guess the situation in Huizhou is not very good, and Governor Liao is eager to find a backer."
Liao Zhiyuan smiled awkwardly, "During the three years of drought, the water level of the river in Yuncheng has dropped significantly. Huizhou is rich and prosperous, so it is not affected, but there are many refugees around. There are people claiming to be kings and overlords everywhere, and they all want to come to Yuncheng to get a piece of the pie."
"Since ancient times, Yuncheng has been a battleground for military strategists. If General Lin takes Yuncheng, it is equivalent to half of the Jin Kingdom falling into his hands. Why should we worry about not accomplishing great things?"
"General, please send troops in immediately. Liao's wife, children and elders all rely on your protection. If you become king, those clowns will be powerless!"
Due to the three years of severe drought, many places suffered a total harvest, but places like Lingzhou were not affected. Ji Yunhuan had already selected a variety of seeds and, after improving them in space, cultivated a batch of drought-resistant grain varieties.
After the trial planting in Cangshan, the grain was soon popularized to the southern states. Unfortunately, they could not control the entire Jin State, and the court did not provide disaster relief. People starved to death in various places. Naturally, heroes emerged and disputes continued.
The emperor sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion, wave after wave, with no end in sight.
Ji Yunhuan sat beside Lin Yuan and smiled, "Prefect Liao is indeed righteous. In this case, the canal will be guarded by the Canglong Army from now on. We will not allow villains to break into Yuncheng and endanger the safety of the people."
"A Yuan and I are only trying to protect ourselves. How can we compare with the heroes of the world? We don't deserve such praise from Governor Liao. The Canglong Army only wants to be safe in a corner. Governor Liao, do you understand what I mean?"
Liao Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly, "Understood! Today's incident will never be spread to Luojing City."
Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction, took Ji Yunhuan's hand and left the prefectural government office.
Everything went smoothly, and they didn't need to worry about what happened next. Having occupied so many cities, the people below had already done it by now.
"A Yuan, the world has become a mess. Now anyone who occupies a city dares to claim to be the king, and their reputations are getting louder and louder. But I have always suppressed you and prevented your reputation from spreading to Luojing. Do you have any doubts in your heart?"
Lin Yuan smiled, "I understand. We don't need these empty titles. The power in our hands is the most real. The emperor is a coward who muddles along. If we don't claim to be kings, the whole court will just ignore us. We can just occupy more territory."
"If the emperor sends troops to encircle and suppress us every other day, we will not be afraid, but it will only cause more trouble. Now that several southern states listen to me, when the time is right, we will go straight to Luojing and catch the emperor off guard."
Ji Yunhuan held Lin Yuan's hand tightly, smiled and praised: "That's right, A Yuan is becoming more and more knowledgeable. We won't wait too long, the time is coming, and the emperor will soon destroy himself."
An An ran over like a gust of wind, hugged Lin Yuan's thighs and climbed up, and soon climbed onto Lin Yuan's shoulders, shouting excitedly: "Daddy! Mommy, you finally came out, if you don't come out, I will take Uncle Guo to fight in!"
Lin Yuan lifted his daughter up so that she could sit more steadily.
"An An is so awesome! Daddy feels relieved that An An is guarding outside."
Ji Yunhuan was somewhat helpless. If Lin Yuan continued to praise Lin Anlan in this manner, it would seem that he was truly fearless. He played with wooden muskets at the age of one, dared to play with real muskets at the age of two, ran to the boat to watch people fire cannons at the age of three, and clamored to go out to sea at the age of four.
At such a young age, she has already traveled to many places without a single day of rest. Ji Yunhuan always takes An An with her wherever she goes, otherwise no one can control her.
Now An An has started clamoring to lead troops to fight, he is simply a devil.
It's spring again, and people in several southern states sow seeds on time, planting the seeds for a whole year.
On the day of Jingzhe, a loud thunderclap woke up the drunken and dreaming city of Luojing!
The Di Kingdom had planned in advance to quietly bypass the difficult cities. They got a large ship from somewhere and sailed along the Luo River all the way to Luojing.
After the fall of Luojing City, Murong Xuan was afraid of death and signed a hundred-year contract with the general of Di State. He ceded the six northern states that were still struggling in the war to Di State, paid a large amount of gold and silver treasures as tribute every year, and prayed for peace between the two countries.
Murong Xuan issued an imperial decree, ordering the soldiers of the six northern states to retreat to the south of Jindu. From then on, the area north of Jindu was the territory of Di State.
Ji Liao had already secretly gone to the northern border. On the day the imperial edict arrived, the six states in the northern border declared independence and separated from Jin State, no longer obeying the orders of the Jin emperor. Not only did they not retreat, but they took the opportunity to infiltrate the interior of Di State and recaptured part of the occupied territory.
The land of Jin was in flames of war. The area actually controlled by Murong Xuan became smaller and smaller, and the state existed in name only. A brand new era began with great fanfare.
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